Garden State Film Fest is making its Atlantic City debut

1:48 PM,
Mar. 26, 2014

Garden State Film Festival executive director Diane Raver and honoree Lainie Kazan at the festival's 2011 awards dinner. Kazan will be among the stars on hand when the festival makes its Atlantic City debut in April.

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Alex Biese
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The 12th Annual Garden State Film Festival, a longtime Asbury Park-area fixture, will make its Atlantic City debut April 3 to 6. The opening night kick-off party on April 4 will feature appearances by previous GSFF Lifetime Achievement winners Lainie Kazan, Ed Asner and Diane Ladd. The festivities begin 7 p.m. in the ballroom at Resorts Casino Hotel, 1133 Boardwalk.

Closing the festival will be the annual awards dinner, held 6:30 p.m. April 6 at the Trump Taj Mahal Tiara Ballroom, 1000 Boardwalk. At the dinner, Ladd will present the 2014 Independent Spirit ...